homeless

Attend service at sunrise to read the names and pray for the citizens of Austin and Travis County who died in poverty this year. This will be House the Homeless’s 25 annual Sunrise Service on Read More

As Austin evolves, so do its social issues, and lately, the spotlight has fallen on homelessness, especially as it occurs downtown. A number of converging factors account for the increased attention to the issue. Austin’s Read More

The Downtown Austin Alliance (Downtown Alliance) announced today a $2 million grant to Mobile Loaves & Fishes for Community First! Village, the master-planned development in northeast Austin that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive Read More

The season for overnight freezing temperatures has begun, and that means more people experiencing homelessness will be suffering through the cold. While temperatures in the 30s and below can be intolerable and barely survivable for people sleeping on Read More

You make progress on what you measure. That’s why if we’re going to make help more people into permanent housing, we have to know how many people are homeless. And this is where volunteers like Read More

Photo Laura Skelding of Austin American-Statesman The last thing our veterans should have to face is homelessness. And yet in Austin at any point in time there are hundreds of homeless veterans and their families Read More

With more than 70 people competing for 10 spots on the new City Council — and one mayoral spot — it’s entirely possible that Austin will elect leaders with limited knowledge of its most pressing Read More

Foundation for the Homeless is partnering with a “very generous company out of California” to collect SXSW “swag” – T-shirts, sunglasses, hats, bags, school supply items and more – and give it to local homeless Read More

Yes, you have to be brave. In fact, this might be one of the most intimidating volunteer opportunities of the year. You’ll have to go under bridges, walk through the woods, knock on the windows Read More